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The Role
Lead and scale multiple security and access management programs across engineering and cloud operations. Plan and oversee technical initiatives, collect requirements, drive automation for governance, mitigate risks, and deliver dashboards/KPIs to Executive Leadership. Advocate tooling and improve traceability for security, compliance, and risk initiatives.
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Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.
Why join Coupa?
🔹 Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
🔹 Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
🔹 Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.
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The Impact of a Sr.Technical Program Manager at Coupa:
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What You’ll Do
- Manage and scale multiple security programs by defining milestones, success criteria, resource allocation, progress tracking and successful on-time delivery of security and access management solutions.
- Responsible for technical project planning, management, and oversight for key initiatives across the engineering organization, including development and cloud operations.
- Act as a technical program lead; understand the end-to-end flows, decisions, and tradeoffs to execute complex security programs and explain them to both engineering and non-technical functions.
- Collect business and operational requirements from internal teams to document process requirement specifications and drive automation for governance programs.
- Proactively identify and resolve delivery impediments, risks, and issues affecting both product development and security initiatives.
- Set up clear reporting dashboards and KPIs to improve transparency and share program status directly with Executive Leadership.
- Advocate for and implement tooling and dashboards to improve traceability and transparency across risk initiatives.
What You Will Bring to Coupa
- Highly organized with great attention to detail and analytical skills, follow-up, and follow-through across multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and managing complex release cycles from planning and tracking to deployment and post-deployment activities.
- Hands-on experience working on complex projects touching various components across applications and stack layers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate in a globally distributed team setup.
- Deep understanding of cloud-based software (SaaS), AWS, GCP, and cybersecurity/privacy frameworks (e.g., NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001).
- 5+ years of experience managing technical security, risk, or compliance projects—preferably in a SaaS environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience; relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CRISC, PMP) are highly desirable.
- Expertise with Jira, Confluence, and project portfolio management tools.
Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience managing technical security, risk, or compliance projects
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, cybersecurity, or equivalent experience
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CRISC, PMP)
- Deep understanding of cloud-based software (SaaS), AWS, and GCP
- Knowledge of cybersecurity/privacy frameworks (NIST, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
- Expertise with Jira, Confluence, and project portfolio management tools
- Experience planning and managing complex release cycles from planning to deployment and post-deployment
- Hands-on experience working on complex projects touching various components across applications and stack layers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate in a globally distributed team
- Highly organized with attention to detail, analytical skills, follow-up, and follow-through across concurrent initiatives
- Ability to act as a technical program lead and explain complex security programs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the Team is Saying
Aditya Maheshwari
Sr. Software Engineer, Cloud
Alex Moon
Operations Analyst, Order Management
Jose Miguel Jimenez
Procurement
Jessica Fonseca
Technical Support Specialist
Daniela Aristizábal
Associate Planning & Operations Analyst
Coupa Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and mental‑wellness resources for employees and dependents begin on the first day of employment. Recent updates to health‑insurance programs this year indicate active management of core coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off, floating holidays, paid parental leave, and dedicated volunteer time off are emphasized as part of standard offerings. A global minimum vacation allowance outside the U.S. is also advertised.
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Retirement Support — Competitive compensation is paired with retirement savings programs, including a U.S. 401(k) with company match. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also referenced as part of long‑term financial support.
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The Company
What We Do
Coupa is a global technology company that helps businesses run smarter by connecting all the ways they spend money — from procurement and expenses to payments and supply chain decisions — in one intelligent platform. In simple terms, Coupa gives organizations the visibility and control they need to make better financial choices, reduce waste, and drive real impact. It’s where technology meets purpose: helping companies manage their resources more responsibly while creating a positive ripple across their people, partners, and the planet.
Why Work With Us
At Coupa, we prioritize an inclusive and empathetic workplace where every voice is valued. Our teams are proactive and accountable, ensuring we collaborate effectively to achieve our goals. The foundation of our culture rests on our people; we believe in fostering an environment that encourages innovation and curiosity.
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